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Interview: Erlendur Arason

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The tourism boom in Iceland has resulted in all sorts of shiny new hotels popping up in Reykjavik. It seems an unlikely source of inspiration at first, but just think of all the criminal capers that could go on in a hotel. The camera-shy Iceland-based…
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First Look: The Madman by Henning Mankell

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We’ve got some exciting news for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction. On 16 July, Mountain Leopard Press is releasing a lost classic from Mankell’s bibliography – The Madman. We’ve made a video that gives you the lowdown on this fascinating release – a translation of…
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The Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist

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Translated by Quentin Bates — Amazingly, the pseudonymous author Stella Blómkvist’s real identity remains a closely guarded secret. It’s a mystery that has lasted nearly three decades in Iceland and in all that time the character Stella has thrilled and delighted local readers. There even…
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